Mysteries: Arcana Wars

Klein and Leonard meet again in Klein's apartment.

The two of them had been observing Audrey and Fors over the past few days.

Most of this work was done by Klein using a secret doll. Because Leonard had to clock in and work overtime on time, the two of them worked separately, and Leonard sought information through some official channels.

In order to maintain his identity as a detective assistant, Klein sometimes had to follow Leonard in solving cases.

Thanks to the secret doll and the spirit, the tight schedule of the two people was expanded a lot.

Leonard brought a bunch of information and copied it to Klein's computer.

"Audrey Carlo, from Backlund, lives alone. Although she is an orphan, she has been helped by kind people since she was a child."

Leonard paced around the apartment while introducing Klein, who was looking at the computer.

"This name was given by the doctors who picked up Audrey. The doctors said that Audrey was abandoned at the door of the pediatric hospital. Out of humanitarian spirit and professional belief, the doctors in the department, as usual, placed Audrey in the department for basic examinations as an abandoned child and looked for a kind person to adopt her.

"When she was four years old, her adoptive family suddenly suffered an accident and both her adoptive parents committed suicide by jumping off a building. Because the house was rented, Audrey, who lost her financial support and home, began to wander."

Nowadays, Loen's information and household registration system is very developed. It is difficult to live in society without complete identity information. Everyone must update their ID card photo at least once a year. But Audrey didn't leave any photos during the years she wandered the streets, because except for the occasional registration by patrol police, no one would take her to update her photo, let alone take a photo of her.

Klein could see that, except for the ID photo, there was a four-year gap between the two photos taken during this period. The previous photo was a full-body photo taken by Audrey's adoptive parents, while the next photo was a full-body photo taken by the police on the roadside. Audrey looked like a completely different person after four years of wandering. Her clothes were tattered and she had grown a lot taller.

But in her arms, she was holding a big, dirty golden retriever.

Klein estimated that it was while Audrey was wandering that she met the current Susie.

Judging from the information registered when the photo was taken, Susie at this time was about to reach adulthood and was not a purebred golden retriever. Little Audrey said that she picked up a puppy on the street, and then the person and the dog had to survive on the streets.

With Backlund's current social welfare system, as long as your identity information can be recognized by the system, even if you are a homeless person on the street, you can still receive some relief from relevant institutions and avoid starving to death.

"This Susie..."

"Of course it's not the Susie you knew in the Fifth Epoch." Leonard answered immediately, "In the Sixth Epoch, Audrey also owned several golden retrievers. They had very different personalities, but they were all lovely ladies, all named Susie: I remember Susie II was a bit eccentric, and Susie III was the quietest one...

"As for which life Susie is in now, I'm not sure."

Leonard sighed, feeling a little emotional.

"Later on, everyone had to be independent, and most of the time when we met, we would discuss current affairs, exchange information and suggestions. The opportunities to meet outside of the Tarot Club became fewer and fewer, and we gradually rarely discussed our own lives.

"As for Audrey... 'Susie's' death was not a pleasant event, so she would not bring it up at tea, except in passing when we discovered it was not the original Susie.

"But I think that if she encounters such a thing, she will at least pray and confess to Mr. Fool... Maybe only you and Audrey know and remember the appearance and personality of each Susie..."

“But now I don’t remember so much about Susie.” Klein scratched his head.

"It's okay, I'll remember it eventually."

After Leonard finished comforting her, he returned to the original topic.

"But after this photo, Audrey's life seemed to be on a roll.

“In fact, the reason for taking this photo was because a wealthy family wanted to sponsor Audrey’s schooling.

"Instead of adopting her or sending her to an orphanage, they sponsored her to go to school and attend boarding school. This allowed Audrey to solve her life problems with minimal intervention in her life.

"After that, Audrey made great progress with excellent grades and won all the scholarships along the way. Moreover, at every stage of her life, different kind-hearted people provided her with angel funding, from tuition assistance to low-rent housing, from daily necessities to part-time jobs during holidays. In other words, Audrey really grew up eating at many people's homes, and even completed her doctorate degree by working part-time while studying."

Perhaps this is why Audrey not only opened a clinic but also worked in the radio station. According to the information, Audrey has been working on the dull morning program "Morning Tea Room" for several years, and she needs this income to support her dream.

Klein flipped through the information and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"It's great to be able to get so much financial support! Especially for this shop, when the landlord sold it to her, he took a 1% down payment! And it's a preferential price!"

Comparing his own experience, Klein felt that he was a chosen worker. It was not easy to buy his small apartment of only 35 square meters. The location of this apartment was very bad, very far from the Speed ​​Feather office, and it was also an old apartment with some years. The price was still discounted, but even so, it had used up all of Klein's savings at the time.

If the seller was not a client of Speedy Feathers, and if Speedy Feathers was not generous with its employee salaries, it would have been difficult for Klein to buy the house in such a short time. The balance was just paid off three months ago.

In Leonard's data, Audrey's life trajectory up to now was clearly visible. But even with these days of observation, the two still had no clue.

“No longer believe in the extraordinary world and fairy tales”, no longer believe in illusions and imaginations. Klein could only vaguely grasp this point, but how to do it? He didn’t know.

"Maybe we shouldn't wake Audrey up at this time." Leonard thought, "This is not the 'time' for us to wake her up."

"opportunity?"

"Yes, timing. Before you lost your memory during the Skyfall War, you often used this word when describing your plans, and told me that as long as you do the right thing at the right time, things will be solved smoothly..."

Klein listened to Leonard's description as if he was listening to him introduce another stranger.

"But according to your conclusion, we would not meet Audrey for no reason at this time..." Klein questioned, "All encounters in the extraordinary world are not coincidental. Why would the 'me' before the Sky Curtain War hope that the me now would meet Audrey?"

"Don't forget, Audrey is now a real psychologist. What she is best at is helping others solve their problems."

Leonard smiled and opened Fors's file on the screen.

"Do you remember what Audrey said to Fors?"

"'You need a great trip'..."

Klein's eyes lit up.

"Audrey's appearance is not for us to wake her up, but to help us find the key to wake up others!"